On Rotten Tomatoes, True Grit 's average score reflects how appreciated the movie was — it stands tall with an 88% critic raiting, and revieers agreed it was Wayne's movie all the way.

True Grit gave John Wayne his one and only Academy Award and, in his opinion, his role in the movie ended a 20-year career rut. John Wayne was arguably the greatest Western star of all time, and ...

2010’s True Grit Contained Elements Truer to the Book Than the 1969 Original Viewers who enjoyed the original may have balked when it was announced the Coen Brothers were remaking True Grit.

When conversation arises about the new "True Grit," I take a powder. First, because most parties involved do not remember John Wayne -- True American and his contributions to film and to his country.

The original “True Grit” movie is turning 50. A film that John Wayne used as a vehicle to win his only Academy Award, “True Grit” was released June 11, 1969. Wayne, who starred as Rooster ...

The point is that True Grit, unlike The Wild Bunch and a distressing number of other recent films, allows its story to speak for itself without self-righteous editorial comment.